Truss-pad.



Patented July 23, 1918.

J. W. EMBREE.

TRUSS PAD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I. l9l7- JAMES W. EMBREE, OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

TRUSS-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

A plication filed March 1, 1917. Serial No. 151,764

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janus WV. EMBREE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manhattan, in the county of Riley and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Truss-Pads, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention pertains to truss pads; and it consists .in thepeculiar and advantageous pad member that is opposed to the body of thepatient, and also in the construction involving the connection of thesaid member with the pad body and the plate that is countersunk in theouter side of the body, all as hereinafter described and definitelypointed out in the claim appended.

In the accompanying drawings which are hereby made a part hereof: p

1 Figure 1 is a face view-of the pad constituting the best practicalembodiment of my invention that I have as yet devised.

Fig. 2 is a back view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section, taken in the plane indicated by the line3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical-central section of the pad.-

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings. I

My novel truss'pad comprises a body 1 and a member 2, in the preferredembodiment of my invention, the said member 2 being designed to bearranged against the'body of the patient-and to'serve the importantpurposes hereinafter set forth.

In the said embodiment the body 1 is formed of wood, but I would have itunderstood that it may be made of any other material compatible with itspurpose without involving departure from the scope of my appended claim.The preferred shape of the body 1 is that illustrated, and in its outerside said body is provided with a recess 3, preferably though notnecessarily of dovetail form in cross-section, to receive acorrespondingly shaped metallic plate 4.

This plate 4 is further secured in position by corner screws 5, and isprovided with a vertical series of threaded apertures 6, de-

signed to receive a screw 7 through the medium of which the body 1 isadjustably connected with the usual slotted steel belt (not shown), theplurality of apertures 6 being provided in order that the. body 1 may bemaintained at the proper height to impart the desired tension to thecurvilinear protuberance 12 of the member 2. Four screws 9 are shown asextending forwardly through the body 1, and each of these screws as wellas each of the screws 5 has its forward end arranged in and engaging awooden block 10, of dovetail form in cross-section.

I would have itunderstood here that the pad member 2 characterized ashereinafter set forth may be formedof any suitable material withoutdeparture from my claimed inventlon. In the present embodiment of myinvention, however, 1 form the said member 2 of dental plaster, andemploy the screws 5 and 9 and the wooden blocks 10 in effecting strongand durable connection of the member 2 to the body 1, the dental plasterbeing molded on the face of the body 1 so as to inclose the blocks 10and enable the latter to serve as anchors for their respective screws.

The member 2 is provided with a flat face 11 and with a curvilinearflange-like protuberance 12, arranged at the lower end of the member andwith its concave side uppermost.

It will also be noted that the member 2 is provided in its face withgrooves 13 which extend outward from a verticalcentral juncture point tothe edges of the member. The protuberance 12 constitutes an abdominalsupport and cushion, and by reason of its formation considerable suctionis created within the pad when the same is warm. The said suction isreleased to a certain extent by the grooves 13, and in this way thesuction and perspiration are permitted to escape from the inner side ofthe member.

In the practical use of my novel pad, it is adapted to serve as asupport for the abdomen, and when properly positioned and held in placethe curvilinear protuberance on the member 2 is calculated to hold'anyrupture. It will be understood in this connection that in use the saidprotuberance rests above the pelvis bone close to the edge of the thigh,and is therefore adapted to draw together the .muscles and the two largecords that constitute the principal stay to the abdomen. This will bebetter understood when itis stated that the protuberance draws and holdstogether the affected parts in a rupture,'and incidental to suchfunction creates just enoughirritation to promote the Imitting of theafiectedparts with the result that the rupture is corrected after thepad is used for a reasonable length of time.

Having described my invention, What I arranged on the face of the body,wooden anchor blocks embedded in said plastic material, a plate seatedin the back of the body and having a plurality of threaded apertures atintervals of its height, a screw removably arranged in one of saidapertures, and screws connected with and extending through the body andinto the anchor blocks in the plastic member.

V In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES W. EMBREE.

Witnesses:

ROY TOBIAS,

F. B. ELLIOTT.

